Themes and Subthemes

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Themes	Subthemes
Historical events	The Empire issue, Military campaigns of Andalucia, Conflicts betwen Alfonso X and his brother Don Henrique, Conflicts between peninsular kingdoms, Conflicts between Alfonso X and his heir Don Sancho, Conflicts between King Denis and his heir Don Alfonso, Crusades, Portuguese Civil War, Other, Conflicts between Alfonso X and his noblemen, Mudejar rebellion
Food	Beverage, General
Animals	Birds, Horses / Animals for transport, Insects, Other (bulls, cows, dogs, etc.), Fish
Literary issues	Bailia, Barcarolas/marinhas, Cantiga de seguir, Cantigas de santuário, Cantigas de vilão, Dobre, Mozdobre
Social/professional groups	Mayors, High clergy, Bourgeois, Knights, Priests, Servants, Henchemen, Royal family, Men of Laws, Military nobility, Ministrels, Jews, Physicians, Merchants, Moors, Noble women, Various women, Pope, Shepherdesses, Queen, King, Kinship relations, Nuns, High nobility, Society, Soldadeiras, Troubadours, Villains
Institutions	Court (cas d'el rei), Courts, Legislation, Military Orders, Military Orders / Monasteries, Papacy, Courts / Justice
Matter of Britain
Reasons of satire	Adultery, Omens / astrology / superstition, Ambition / Greed, Troubadours' art, Female physical appearance, Male physical appearance, Avarice, Adulation / Interest, Drinking, Hunting, Marriage / Concubinage, Forced marriages, Cowardice, Political attitudes, Sexual behaviour, Sexual behaviour of clergymen, Physical disabilities, Various diseases / treatments, Venereal disease, Duplicity / Lies, Women forced to entry convents, Stupidity, Military exercises / games, Corruption, Insincerity, Pregnancy, Housing, Inheritance / shares, Heresy / Blasphemy, Homossexuality, Taxes, Impotence, Incest, Professional incompetence, Game, Evil-speaking, Bad character, Poor dinners, Domestic violence, Fashion / clothes, Recent nobility, Payments, Parody of courtly love, Pilgrimages, Female daily life, Kidnappings, Reaction to previous songs, Refusal of accommodation, Vassalic relations, Pilgrimages, Theft, Sex and money, Betrayal, Troubadours and ministrels / payments, Troubadours and ministrels / plagiarism, Troubadours and ministrels / personal life, Old age, Religious life
Music	Chant, Instrumental performance, General, Instruments
Sayings	A boi velho não lhe busques abrigo, Amor com amor se paga, Cada casa favas lavam, Castanhas saídas, velhas por souto, Como lhe cantarem, assim bailará, De longas vias, longas mentiras, Proverbial expression: arar com os lobos, Proverbial expression: e saberedes quais peras eu vendo, Proverbial expression: o que perdeu nos alhos, quer cobrar nas cebolas, Proverbial expression: pão de boda, Proverbial expression: semear sal, Guardado é quem Deus guarda, Lançar a pedra e esconder a mão, Longe dos olhos, longe do coração, Milho não semeia quem passarinhas receia, Não faças a outro o que não queres que te façam a ti, O mal e o bem, à face vem, O que muito quer, a pouco devém, Ora lá tangem e cá ora soa, Qual concelho, tal campana, Quem bem serve, bem pede, Quem espera sempre alcança, Quem leva o baio, não deixa a sela, Quem leve se vai, leve se vem, Quem muito jura, muito mente, Quisque se coita há, costas lhe dá
Clothing	General